EU observers to monitor elections in all polling stations (RTK)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today the chief of the European Union Election Observation Mission, Alojz Peterle, and discussed preparations for Sunday’s local elections. Thaci commended the EU’s readiness to monitor the elections which he said he believed would take place in a democratic manner. “Kosovo has already demonstrated that it knows how to […]
Read More →Kosovo pledges funds to fight ISIS (Koha)
The government of Kosovo in its routine meeting today decided to allocate USD 100,000 in support of the coalition against the so-called Islamic state group, ISIS.
Read More →Serb arrested in Jarinje (KiM Radio)
Male of Serb origin was arrested at the crossing point of Jarinje, Kosovo police said, KIM Radio reported. The police report said Kosovo Serb was arrested on Wednesday, around 20.00 hrs, based on the order of the Basic Court in Mitrovica and was sent to the detention centre. A Serb woman, M.T. displaced from Istok, […]
Read More →Detained in Monastery over accusations of Albanian neighbour (Politika)
Milanka Terzic, 64 years old woman, displaced from Kosovo, was arrested at Jarinje crossing point ten days ago, when she was entering Kosovo under the charges that she has committed a war crime in 1999. Following the arrest, she was placed under house arrest for one month, in the Pec Patriarchate Monastery under constant surveillance […]
Read More →Bojic: Special operational plan on Sunday, 450 police officers to engage (Kontakt plus radio)
Regional Police Directorate Mitrovica North would implement a special operational plan during the local elections on Sunday, 22 October with 450 police officers engaged, including entire commanding personnel, said Chief of the Regional Police Operations, Zeljko Bojovic, Kontakt plus radio reported. Bojic also said that on-duty prosecutors would be placed in all police stations, while […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 20 October 2017
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 20 October 2017
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Serbia approves oath-taking of Serbian judges and prosecutors in Kosovo (RTS/TV Prva)
• Djuric: Ready on Friday for new court and prosecution in northern Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug)
• Dacic calls on Serbs in Kosovo to support Serb List (Beta)
• Backovic: I am not certain ICTY has accomplished its mission (Tanjug)
• B. Izetbegovic says his father Alija bequeathed Bosnia to Erdogan (Beta)
• Detained in a monastery over the report of neighbor, Albanian (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Five million BAM to opposition for attempted overthrow of RS institutions (Srna)
• Inzko reacts to Dodik’s statement against Deputy HR Berecz (Vijesti/TV 1)
• Kojic: ICTY fails to meet goals (Srna)
• Plenkovic sends letters to EC President and B&H CoM Chairman regarding Peljesac Bridge project (TV 1)
Montenegro
• DF to return to parliament on Wednesday (CDM)
fYROM
• Heated debates and slow progress at SEC, rejected four complaints lodged by VMRO-DPMNE (Meta)
• Zaev – Shcherbak: Aspirations for the EU and NATO is not an obstacle for relations with Russia (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Putin accuses West of subjecting court to pressure during Kosovo crisis (TASS)
Read More →OSCE: Elections to run peacefully and regularly (RTV KiM)
“We hope the elections would run peacefully and regularly,” said the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, that would have its members present in the four northern municipalities in Kosovo, RTV KiM reported. The OSCE Mission in Kosovo would have 220 people present in the four northern municipalities of Mitrovica North, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic, OSCE […]
Read More →Rasic: There is hope for us (KIM Radio)
“I think we have managed to get to the people and convince them there is a hope for us, there is a perspective to remain here, because these people are the most important,” said Nenad Rasic, leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDS), KIM Radio reported. The PDS would conclude its election campaign today. The […]
Read More →Dacic called on Serbs in Kosovo to support Srpska Lista (BETA, KIM Radio)
President of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Ivica Dacic called upon Serbs in Kosovo and internally displaced persons eligible to vote, to participate in local elections on 22 October and vote for Srpska Lista, Serbian media reported. Dacic said these elections are of great importance to the Serb people and decisive about their destiny […]
Read More →Ambassador Delawie’s Interview with RTV KiM
In an interview with the Serbian language RTV KiM, USA Ambassador Greg Delawie spoke about local elections in Kosovo, demarcation, Association of Serb Majority Municipalities and other topics relevant for Kosovo. Full interview transcript is available at: https://xk.usembassy.gov/ambassador-delawies-interview-rtv-kim/
Read More →Eight women compete for mayorships in Kosovo’s local elections (Prishtina Insight)
Only eight Kosovar women are representing about 50 per cent of the population in the local elections of 2017. At only three per cent of all mayoral candidates in Kosovo’s upcoming local elections, eight Kosovar women are proposing measures that they promise to implement if they are trusted with the citizens’ votes on October 22. […]
Read More →Kosovo Readies for Sunday’s Local Elections (Balkan Insight)
The campaign for the local elections in Kosovo’s 38 municipalities draws to a close on Friday at midnight as citizens get ready to vote on Sunday. Kosovo marks the last day of the local election campaign on Friday, as it prepares for Sunday’s elections, now being held for the second time since 2013 also in […]
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